The Korean women’s basketball team, led by head coach Jeong Seon-min, suffered a crushing defeat against Latvia in their first warm-up match.메이저사이트
Korea, ranked 12th in the women’s world rankings by the International Basketball Federation (FIBA), lost 60-82 in the first evaluation match against Latvia (25th) held in Riga, Latvia on the 10th (Korean time).
Korea had a 47-35 lead over Latvia in the rebound fight, but the field goal success rate was only 31.8% and it committed 18 turnovers. Park Ji-soo (KB), who had the Taegeuk mark again, achieved a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, but other players lacked support for scoring.
Korea held an away evaluation match against Latvia ahead of the FIBA Asia Cup to be held in Australia on the 26th. The second match against Latvia will be held at 1:00 am on the 11th.
Meanwhile, Korea was placed in Group A with China, New Zealand and Lebanon in the FIBA Asia Cup.